Giant MCM Team, ride impressions

[Mike Muz]

Re: Singletrack mind ! Giant MCM Team

The red and yellow grip combo Mike is a yesss

Cheers Carl

Can you paint the stem red for me?

 

[DICKO10]

Re: Singletrack mind ! Giant MCM Team

Good idea hahahahahaha

 

[Muddy paw]

Re: Singletrack mind ! Giant MCM Team

The red and yellow grip combo Mike is a yesss

Cheers Carl

Can you paint the stem red for me?

The red n yellow combo sounds good and yes i do think the red stem idea would suit the theme better ..

 

[Mike Muz]

Re: Singletrack mind ! Giant MCM Team

The red and yellow grip combo Mike is a yesss

Cheers Carl

Can you paint the stem red for me?

The red n yellow combo sounds good and yes i do think the red stem idea would suit the theme better ..

Looking for one now, may put up an ad !

 

[Muddy paw]

Re: Singletrack mind ! Giant MCM Team

Way to go Mike as it will certainly compliment the frame better and if i'd got one lying around in the shed you could of had it mate but unfortunately i had a shed clear out 12 months thinking i wouldn't need any of it and yes i've been looking for cetain parts ever since :facepalm: :cry: ..

 

[mk one]

Re: Singletrack mind ! Giant MCM Team

coming on nicely.
I think i prefer the yellow/red grips, reminds me of Rocky Mountain.
I also think the yellow stem works too, with maybe a yellow seat aswell. Having just a small hint of red at the front. The red stem would work as well, but then again i liked the silver stem too, as it went with the crown and also wheels and cranks. If you added a silver post and bars too... am i helping? :facepalm:

Mark

 

[Mike Muz]

Re: Singletrack mind ! Giant MCM Team

coming on nicely.
I think i prefer the yellow/red grips, reminds me of Rocky Mountain.
I also think the yellow stem works too, with maybe a yellow seat aswell. Having just a small hint of red at the front. The red stem would work as well, but then again i liked the silver stem too, as it went with the crown and also wheels and cranks. If you added a silver post and bars too... am i helping? :facepalm:

Mark

Er, no!

I'm also thinking the silver one, although 15mm shorter. Could always compensate with saddle position.
Maybe the yellow will grow on me, and be less obvious once I get used to it.
No? :facepalm:
Hey, isn't it retro to have non matching parts on a bike? Even the Giant team bitd couldn't find a matching stem, going with boring black on their racing MCM bikes, in '96.
But what do they know, they went with sti levers, too!

Mike

 

[Mike Muz]

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Small update,

While I await the cranks, I have now sourced through here, a red Kore stem!
Sadly, that one is too dark a red for the bike! :facepalm:

IMG_0635 by Michael Murray, on Flickr

So, off with the decals,

IMG_0637 by Michael Murray, on Flickr

And on with the Plastikote. Unfortunately, as I was spraying it I noticed it was barely any lighter! :evil: Aaaaaargh! So off that came as well. Primered it last night, and followed up today with some Audi brilliant red arsole!

IMG_0641 by Michael Murray, on Flickr

Better, mefinks! I wll source some stem decals from Gil soon. Then I'll lacquer over them.Also clear lacquered the bars as they were looking a bit shabby.
That's all for now, until the cranks arrive.

Mike

 

[Muddy paw]

Re: Giant MCM Team, small update, 16th Oct

Nice shout! with the red paint Mike but the down side is you could of just painted the 1st Kore Stem and saved some pennies :facepalm: but you can sell that any way now to make some money back .

Overall though the Giant is looking really great now and much better colour co ordinated with the red stem ..

 

[Mike Muz]

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Thanks Ian

The yellow stem is mint, so didn't want to change that. It will be on my next project

The red one wasn't as good, with damaged decals.

Mike